Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to cancel the passport of Arturo Lascañas, a retired police officer and confessed assassin who linked President Rodrigo Duterte to an alleged death squad.
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Justice Vitaliano Aguirre II has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to coordinate with the International Police Organization for the immediate arrest of Arturo Lascañas, a retired policeman who linked President Duterte to an alleged death squad.
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MANILA- Retired SPO3 Arturo “Arthur” Lascañas had a more credible testimony last year before he flip-flopped and claimed involvement in the alleged Davao Death Squad (DDS), according to a Senate committee report.
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The complaint filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Rodrigo Duterte and other top Philippine officials may take as long as 10 years before it reaches the trial stage.
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HONG KONG/THE HAGUE - A Filipino lawyer said he had filed a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, accusing them of crimes against humanity in a nationwide anti-drugs crackdown.
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Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday praised confessed former assassins for the courage to "break their silence" and confirm the occurrence of state-sponsored killings under the administration's bloody war on drugs.
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The Philippine National Police is challenging retired and active police officers used as sources in a Reuters report to come forward with their allegations that police are being paid to kill drug and criminal suspects all over the country.
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MANILA- Self-confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member and retired police officer Arturo "Arthur" Lascañas has left the Philippines on Saturday bound for Singapore, an official of the Bureau of Immigration has confirmed.
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In the business of death, self-confessed hitman Arturo Lascañas had reaped a ghastly reward: He became a “ghost” employee of the Davao City Hall, whose paycheck got a boost from the salaries of other “ghost” employees.
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DAVAO CITY - A Regional Trial Court (RTC) has issued an arrest warrant for self-confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato and a man identified as Sonny Custodio for kidnapping.
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